Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-15
SURGICAL SENSATIONS.
wounds That Gould On!y bs Treated by
Muscle TransplantattoD
81. Louis Globe Nemocra

Muscle TransplantattoD.
81. Louis Globe Democrat.
NEW York, Aug. 5.-The sacrifices of
faithful servants as well as g remarkable
case Of flesh transportation are illus
trated in s surgical case which has Just
| been successfully concluded on Madison
avenue. Rose Terhune is the ten-year-
old daughters OF one of the many retired
bankers ct this city. She is the youngest
! liEeHl descendant Of one OF she Oldest
NeR York families. Although small and
! slight for her age, she made up the phys
zeal detect in grace, brightness and beau
ty. Her winning ways caused every one
who came in contact with her iDvol-
UNFAIRLY to yield her love and affection
The discipline in the crowded schools il
| New York is severe upon the strongest
children, and it was not surprising that
| little Rose should break down under hard
study last spring, before her parents even
realized that she was overtaXed. They
/ took her CT once from her books and
/ tasks, aud sent her to the farm of rela-
tive near Saratoga. The roses came back
/ 20 her cheeks. She TegGined her health
rapidly, and was almost ready 10 Join her
1 family at their Newport villa When she
/
escape from death.
| A DISTRESSINGLY NOVEL ACCIDENT.
! AZ the old farm there was an immense
/ OAK in the midst Of great grass lot. Its
genial shade was cast many feet from lis
trunk, and from one Of the giant limbs
hung g swing that had been put up espe-
cially for Rose. Here she would sit for
hours reading, while the SWING moved
gently to and fro, with the big oak ehel-
tering her from the sunshine and the
winds caressipg her fairy face End ring
let's Her almost constant companion
was a large dog of the cross breed be-
tween q shepherd and Newfoundland.
! When it pleased his little mistress to De
quiet the animal lay at hcr feet
lazIy sleeping and doing, with
one eye open to watch the flies.
When 1t pleased her to become
active, no movement escaped him and ne
was as ready for sport as She AS she
used 10 sway back snd forth in the old
swing the dog would try to catch her fly
ing feet and run underneath her. 1t was
while enjoying this sport that she met
with her accident. The dog, although
making frantic leaps as if TO catch her,
had never until this intellectually seized
her. Ga this morning his teeth caught in
her dress. Whether he held on with
purpose or whether his long tdsks were
entangled in the fabric, the result was the
same His weight being greater lhsn
thst Of little Rose, she was dragged out
of the seat as the swing reCeded, she
struck the ground with much force, roll
ing over and over @ distance Of
twentysteet, the animal going with her,
g tumbling, miXed-uo mass II was
moving day, and the girl and the dog
! shot right across the front OF q rapidly
moving moving machine There was g
shout of horror from the driver that &C
CELEBRATED the steps Of the horses and
added to the calamity. In sn instant the
: sharp knives OF the mower had cut their
!, way into the QuiveriLg flesh, while the
, luug, prong-like guards had thrust them
; selves cruelty into her thigh. The dog
: saved her life ct the expense OF his own.
; It lay have been chance sud it nav have
, beer the noble endeavor Of protection for
; which his suacies mad ever been noted,
: but in rolling over he threw himself in
! front Of the child, received the worst OF
; the cutting and died almost before his
: mistress was extricated from her predics-
) ment.
: TREATING THE WOUNDS.
: Rose was taken in I'D exhausted and
) fainIpg condition to the farm house
% which she had left with merry laughter
: only short time before. The crimson
t tide oCzed out OF her wounds with slow
: and turgid movement as if reluctant tC
y leave so fair body, But this was good
= symptom and indicated that none of the
5 large blood vessels had been severed. 4
10 death-like psllor, however, came over
% the child's face, and she became as i
dead. The most severe wound was il
the right thigh, where nearly all the fest
from the knee TO the hip bone had beer
stripped from the thigh bone. The aldo
men was also badly lacerated on tht
r. same side. The hemorrhsge was checked
as we'll as possible with the common
! remedies at hsnd in every farm house
!, Physicians were summoned from Sara
= toga. Mr.. Terhune was telegraphed a
. Newport Of the disaster. He hurried tC
u New York, and took with him from there
n 10 the little sufferers bedside their famil,
IS physician, DR.. Wilder. Rose was founC
IS comfortable, but in state of COLLAPSE
Y from the great loss Of blood and tn
d shock. DR.. Wilder remained with he
IS several days, at great personal incon
il venience, because of his love for tn
IF little sufferer. When she becsm
rs stronger he had her removed by cas-
d journeys to his private hospital O